Musical string instrument



Nov. 1, 1932. J, BARREDO I 1,885,672

MUSICAL STRING INSTRUMENT Filed June 26, 1951 Patented Nov. 1, 1932UNITED STATES JOSE B. BARBEDO, DE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA MUSICAL STRINGINSTRUMENT Application filed June 26,

This invention relates to musical string instruments and has for theprimary object, the provision of a device of the above stated characterwhich will be convenient and easy 6 to play and will produce musicaltones which are mellow and sweet and is capable of permitting anycharacter of music to be played thereon.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a musical stringinstrument of the above stated character which will be simple, durableand efficient and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparativelylow cost.

lVith these and other objects in view, this invention consists incertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. 41 For acomplete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation partly in section illustrating a musical stringinstrument constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section illustration the means ofmounting and ad justing one end of the string.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation illustrating the same.

Figure 4i is a fragmentary front elevation illustrating the mounting ofthe string bridge to the body of the instrument.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the means ofattaching the other end of the string to the body of the instrument.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a metalliccylindrical and elongated body. The body 1 may be made of aluminum orany other metal suitable for the purpose and is of semi-hollowformation, the upper end of the body being of solid. formation as shownin Figure 1 and has secured thereto a head 2 of tubular construction andincluding a series of angularly related portions to provide the head ofan artistic appearance. The lower end of the body is received within atubular sound boX 1931. Serial No. 547,092.

3 which includes a plurality of angularly related portions and one ofsaid portions is provided with oppositely disposed openings 4 and lthrough which a string 5 may be passed. An anchoring element 6 oftapered formation is secured to the end of the string and positionedwithin one of the openings 4 and is provided with a flange portion 7 toengage the outer wall of the sound box 3.

A circular bridge 8 is secured within a groove or seat formed in thebody 1 by rivets or other suitable fasteners and is provided with aperipheral groove 9 to receive the string 5. The string 5 after passingover the bridge 8 is trained over a second bridge 5 9 of circularformation and provided with a peripheral groove and is journaled in aslot 10 of the head 2. The head 2 is provided with a tone regulator 11adjacent to the bridge 9 and has the string 5 secured thereto and isadapted to wind a portion of said string thereon for the purpose oftuning or tension ing the string as desired.

The free end of the sound box 3 has a funnel shaped element 12 securedthereto for the purpose of permitting the sound within the sound box toeasily escape with a soft and mellow tone. The sounds or tones of thestring are delivered into the sound box by the end of the stringanchored within said tone box due so to the string passing through theopening 4 without contacting with the walls thereof and also by the bride 8.

A hook shaped rest 13 is secured to the sound box 8 and is adapted torest on the floor B5 or a support while the upper end of the body 1 ispositioned against the shoulder of the player, thus the instrument issupported in an inclined position so that the bow held in one hand ofthe player may be moved across the string 5 in the proper manner toproduce musical tones. The musician grips the string 5 along the upperend of the body with the thumb and fingers of the other hand for thepurpose of changing the tones of the string.

The string 5 may be of any well known type and preferably made from gutsor hairs of horses tails.

While I h ave shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be 109 understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is:

A musical string instrument comprising an elongated tubular body forminga portion of a sound box, a head of hollow formation secured to one endof the body, a musical string adj ustably secured to the head, a tubularelement connected to the other end of the body and cooperating with thelatter to form a complete sound boX, said element including angularlyrelated portions and one of said portions disposed at substantiallyright angles to the body and provided with oppositely disposed openingsto receive the string and permit the latter to enter the sound box andto extend substantially parallel with the body, a string securing meanshaving the string secured thereto and mounted in one of the openings ofthe sound box with a string extending across said sound box, and abridge between the string and the body.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOSE B. BARREDO

